Dunedin Emergency & After-Hours Vet Clinic
Dunedin Emergency & After-Hours Vet Clinic is a veterinary practice offering emergency care in Wakari, Otago. Phone number, posted hours, directions and a map are below, along with the nearest alternatives if they are closed or full. Emergency services are offered, but not around the clock — call ahead.
Contact & location
- Address
- 220 Balmacewen Road, Wakari, Otago 9010
- Phone
- 03 477 7233
- Website
- https://www.devc.co.nz/
- Hours
Monday 6pm–7:30am Tuesday 6pm–7:30am Wednesday 6pm–7:30am Thursday 6pm–7:30am Friday 6pm–7:30am Saturday 5pm–Mo 07:30 Sunday Closed
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Using Dunedin Emergency & After-Hours Vet Clinic for emergency care
Dunedin Emergency & After-Hours Vet Clinic offers emergency services but is not listed as open 24 hours, so availability depends on the time you arrive. Posted hours show the practice closed on Sunday and Saturday. Always call before setting off. If nobody answers, treat the practice as closed and head for the nearest 24-hour hospital instead.
Nearest 24-hour emergency hospitals
- Clutha Vets - Lawrence Clinic — Milton, ~62 km away, roughly a 52 min drive · 034181280
- Kaiapoi Veterinary Clinic — Kaiapoi, ~324 km away, roughly a 4 hr 1 min drive · (03) 327 8387
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not live traffic.
Other vets near Wakari, Otago
Useful if Dunedin Emergency & After-Hours Vet Clinic is booked, closed, or not taking new patients. Ordered by distance.
- Pet DoctorsOpoho · ~3 km · 🚗 ~5 min
- Vetlife MorningtonDunedin · ~3 km · 🚗 ~6 min
- HumanimalsSaint Kilda · ~5 km · 🚗 ~9 min
- Vetlife St KildaDunedin · ~5 km · 🚗 ~10 min
- Clutha VetsBalclutha · ~74 km · 🚗 ~55 min
- Vetinary CentreWaimate · ~132 km · 🚗 ~1 hr 39 min
Dunedin Emergency & After-Hours Vet Clinic sets its own prices. Typical New Zealand emergency rates run NZ$150–NZ$300 for exam and triage, NZ$900–NZ$3,000 with an overnight stay — full cost breakdown, what to do if you cannot pay.
Suspected poisoning: call Animal Poisons Helpline on 0800 869 738 (free call) on the way in.